Basics of Wrestling

Elena Vasquez

Okay. For all of those who don’t know about the sport of wrestling, here are the rules.

Two guys get on the mat. They try to pin their opponent down.

The other man is trying to escape his opponent and pin him before he himself gets pinned to the mat. Reversing these rolesscores points.

One of the most popular weight classes is 14, 130-140 pounds..

The game is scored as follows: each pin is worth 6 points. Major district is 3 points, and it lasts 6 minutes.

At a typical practice, they first drill, learning movements, then comes the real practicing.

They learn new moves that help them outwit their opponents and send the CHS wrestling team to victory.

Article prepared for web by Selina Burton.

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